Where does “Zêna” come from?
Zêna (Ligurian) comes from Vulgar Latin ienuārius, from Latin iānuārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
Zêna (Ligurian): Genoa
Definitions
- Genoa
Ancestry of “Zêna”, step by step
Zêna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin ienuārius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | ienuārius | — |
| 2 | Latin | iānuārius | of January |
| 3 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via Latin genua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | genua | nominative plural of genū; accusative plural of... |